Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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